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SCOTUS rules Planned Parenthood can be cut off from Medicaid

In a ruling made along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Medicaid beneficiaries don’t have the right to sue to obtain care from a provider of their choice, paving the way for South Carolina to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.

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The law says “any individual” insured through Medicaid “may obtain” care from any qualified and willing provider.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority that Medicaid recipients do not have the right to sue to enforce that provision.

Medicaid is prohibited from paying for almost all abortions, but states want to cut government funding........

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